Concordia Mandolin and Guitar Ensemble Inc  - Concerts and Events

Concordia was formed in 1978.

Leading arts councils have engaged Concordia for concert performances and festival events.
These councils include the City of Monash, the City of Knox and the Shire of Glenelg in regional Portland.
Concordia has performed in high profile music festivals such as the Lygon Street Festa and Viva Prahan in Melbourne,
 Apollo Bay Music Festival and Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival in regional Victoria.

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SUNDAY, 31st JULY 2011 at  2.30 PM
EWING MEMORIAL UNITING CHURCH
CNR. BURKE ROAD AND COPPIN STREET
EAST MALVERN

Australian Premier Performance
of
After the Fire (harmony returns)
by Michelle Nelson

Michelle is a Melbourne based composer and guitarist.  She describes this as 'a simple piece written in response
 to the devastating bushfires of February, 2009 in Victoria's Yarra Valley. 
The Chum Creek fire very nearly claimed the property of her mother, and the scene around that area in the few weeks
 after the fire provided the inspiration.
After a discordant introduction a simple melody appears and gradually gains momentum throughout the work,
representing the gentle way that nature restores its own harmony after a natural disaster.'

Premiered in Cambridge, UK in 2010, Concordia is pleased to give the Australian premier, and Michelle will be playing the solo guitar part.

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The other major item on this programme is the fascinating work
Klezmer Suite written for clarinet, piano accordion, tuba and percussion.
Soloists will be David Laity Clarinet, Juliette Maxwell - piano accordion, Andrew Head - tuba, and Dannielle Wilkinson - percussion.

This piece was written by Tober-Vogt, a 20th Century composer living in Germany. 
The plucked string movement owes a great debt to this woman for many interesting pieces in the repertoire.
The word Klezmer comes from two Hebrew words, Kley and Zemer, meaning a vessel of music and song. 
The solo instruments, clarinet and piano accordion take on human characteristics such as joyous exuberance or soulful wailing. 
A combination of Hasidic prayer and folk music, Klezmer music accompanied all important rites of passage in the villages of Eastern Europe
 from 1800 onwards.  Klezmer was almost lost during the Holocaust, but has since found new popularity.
The Klezmer Suite can be heard on Concordia's second compact disc ' Eclectic Collection'  featuring today's soloists David and Juliette, so buy a copy and take it home this afternoon.


Admission: $20 adult/$15 concession/U12 Free.
Light refreshments
Tickets at door


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TWO EVENING CONCERTS at
THE 1812 THEATRE
ROSE STREET,  UPPER FERNTREE GULLY

THURSDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER, 2011 AND FRIDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2011 AT 8.00 PM

Concordia is delighted to be returning to this wonderfully intimate theatre at the foothills of the Dandenong Range.

We combine for the first time with our friends COOLGRASS, a four piece instrumental and vocal ensemble.
They take the traditional bluegrass line-up of banjo, mandolin, guitar and double bass and make musical mischief.
They regularly perform across Australia and New Zealand accumulating fans wherever they go. 
The mandolin player, Bruce Packard will be instantly recognisable, as he plays mandocello and double bass in most Concordia concerts.

 Admission:  $20 includes sherries on arrival at 7.30 and champagne, cheese and biscuits supper on conclusion.

Bookings: Phone 9758 3964 from 8th August. 
Early bookings advisable.
Limited seats may be available at the door.









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